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Tam, Sandra; Neysmith, Sheila – Canadian Journal on Aging, 2006
Based on a qualitative study of home care workers, this paper aims to understand elder abuse of Chinese Canadians. The findings show disrespect is the key form elder abuse takes in the Chinese community. As a culturally specific form of abuse, disrespect remains invisible under categories of elder abuse derived from a Western cultural perspective.…
Descriptors: Social Isolation, Elder Abuse, Foreign Countries, Older Adults